Chevrolet Astro recalls & problems by year

75 recalls and 2,622 owner complaints across 16 model years (1990–2005).

Most complaints1995446 complaints

Most recalls19977 recalls

Crashes reported268in owner complaints

Injuries reported24211 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2005	—	14–17 mpg	2	9	1	0	0	0
2004	—	14–16 mpg	2	14	1	1	3	0
2003	—	14–17 mpg	3	62	3	3	4	0
2002	—	15–17 mpg	3	70	7	3	4	4
2001	—	15–17 mpg	3	91	9	1	4	0
2000	—	15–17 mpg	2	175	26	3	14	0
1999	—	15–16 mpg	4	133	18	2	20	0
1998	—	16 mpg	6	241	20	7	31	0
1997	—	15–17 mpg	7	360	23	7	25	0
1996	—	15–17 mpg	7	263	17	1	12	0
1995	—	15–17 mpg	7	446	53	6	33	4
1994	—	15–17 mpg	6	328	43	3	42	1
1993	—	15–17 mpg	5	135	10	4	8	0
1992	—	15–17 mpg	5	132	18	6	28	2
1991	—	16–17 mpg	6	95	12	4	10	0
1990	—	16–20 mpg	7	68	7	6	4	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Service brakes, hydraulic — 726 complaints
Visibility — 422 complaints
Suspension — 299 complaints
Power train — 262 complaints
Electrical system — 236 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 198 complaints
Steering — 196 complaints
Fuel system, gasoline — 154 complaints